Class of 2011; Language skills

MikeyD223
Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:08:04 +0000

Hi Basil and company,

My interests were primarily in quantitative studies, and the last foreign language class that I took was in 10th grade! From looking at the registrar’s home page, it appears that enrollment in Spanish has grown since I graduated a few years ago. This could be the result of a sizeable increase in the Latino population coupled with the addition of a Latino Studies Dept. My personal opinion (please feel free to discard it) is that foreign languages are an excellent supplement to a Williams education. I would advise someone NOT to major ONLY in Spanish (for example). If you match a foreign language with another subject (say a double major in Economics and Chinese), I think you’ll find that graduation will bring a wealth of opportunities.

I have heard wonderful things about the Asian languages at Williams. Many more people seem to enroll in Chinese, Japanese than in French/Spanish.